Category: Features

By Lakhram Bhagirat One of my favourite poets, Maya Angelou famously said, “if you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain”, and that is exactly what the women of the Guyanese Women In Development (GUYWID) has been doing for almost two decades. They have been transforming the lives of women across Guyana not because those women cannot help themselves but because those women are the most vulnerable, since the people around them who seek to control them are dragging them down. Quite…

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Violence, particularly violence against women, takes a heavy toll on everyone and everything around us, and here in Guyana, it is estimated that one in every three women experience some form of violence and, quite often, it is at the hands of those who promised to care for and protect them. After the number of reported cases of violence against women and children started to significantly rise, in 1994, Help & Shelter was founded to tackle those cases. Since then, the Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) has become the forerunner in…

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08Guyana is filled with immensely talented people but the creative space afforded to them is very limited. One of those talented young people is Naomi Murray. Naomi is one of Guyana’s go to fashion designer, especially among young people. She has the knack for creating over the top prom dresses but is not only limited to just that. Naomi’s fashion creation is limitless and has the ability to make every head turn. Here are a few of the elegant evening gowns created by Naomi and be sure to check out…

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Being told no is just one of the many obstacles one encounters in pursuit of one’s dreams and aspirations and for 22-year-old Mohindra Kumar Scarce, being told no has never deterred him from pursuing his passion of becoming a professional model. “Mohanram” or “Moh” as he is known stands at 6’2” and hails from the village of Tuschen on the East Bank of Essequibo. Although he is yet to get a professional modelling gig, “Moh” has been making heads turn and strides in the industry he so wants to be…

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By Lakhram Bhagirat The last time the family of businessman Derek Mangal saw him alive was on the morning of May 29, 2017 when he left their home to take his beloved “towa towa” bird for their routine morning stroll in the city. But he did not know when he was leaving his home that it would be the last time that he would ever see his family. The 45-year-old Regent Multiplex Mall businessman, along with his beloved bird, lost their lives at the corner of Camp and Middle Streets,…

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In Guyana, one of the organisations synonymous with raising awareness and calling for the better use of the roadways is the Alicea Foundation or as it is commonly known, “Mothers in Black”. For over two decades, the Foundation has been raising awareness and calling for safer use of the roadways. According to the website, the Alicea Foundation, a not-for -company registered on November 11, 1997, was formed by Denise Dias when her daughter Alicea died. Fuelled by the sudden death of her 17-year-old daughter in August 1996 owing to the…

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The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the emergency services and reflect on the tremendous burden and cost of this daily continuing disaster to families, communities and countries, and on ways to halt it. Road deaths and injuries are sudden, violent, traumatic events.…

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The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) has been Guyana’s strongest voice when it comes to raising awareness and promoting safe use of the roadways ever since its establishment, and it is constantly trying to make its campaigns more eye-catching. On Thursday, it launched what is being dubbed as the most eye-catching campaign in collaboration with local business partner Impressions, along with the Public Infrastructure Ministry and the Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department. The “Stop the Tears” campaign is geared towards making road users more aware of the suffering the…

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The Embassy of Mexico in Georgetown, Guyana, recently commemorated one of its country’s most revered festivals – the Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos, a special time set aside to remember and to pay homage to departed loved ones and to by way of related activities support them on their spiritual journey. Dia de los Muertos is not unlike many Western traditions and festivals including All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. This year 2018, the festival was devoted to the following eminent writers, Sir Wilson Harris, Sergio Pistol,…

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Mothers are these tough shells filled with all kinds of warmth and quite often we take them for granted and because of their immense strength, we are taken aback when we see them collapse emotionally. But how does a mother find the strength to move on after one of her babies is snatched by the vile hands of death. How do we measure the level of grief she experiences or how do we even begin to console her? It is a herculean task that many of us…

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